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Burning newspapers that fuel hate and prop up the establishment is fine. Because of the power relations: punching up is fine.
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If a media corporation lies to millions of people everyday, that is bad. If one person burns newspapers that print lies, that is fine.
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If the state burned newspapers on a mass scale, that would be bad. If one person burns newspapers on their own, that is fine.
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Individuals burning newspapers are not in power and the corporate / state ideological apparatus is in power. That's the difference.